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Soil and geobotanical studies were carried out in a landscape district within the Northern Sarpa lowland of the Caspian Depression in a zone of light-chestnut soil. The collected data made it possible to assess the variation of soil-salinity values typical for dry-steppe plant species and communities in the Republic of Kalmykia and to produce digital models for a geobotanical indication of soil salinity. Geobotanical plots, soil test pits, and boreholes up to 2 m deep were established along a 64-m transect at 1 m intervals. The pNa salinity index was measured in aqueous suspensions of soil samples (1 : 5). As a result, it became possible to determine the salinity at depths of 0–30, 0–50, and 0–100 cm for 12 plant species and 7 plant communities registered on the transect and to distinguish three plant groups based on their tolerance to soil salinity. The first group includes species confined to nonsaline soils (salt concentrations vary within a narrow range). Plants belonging to the second group tolerate a broad range of salinity values and prefer nonsaline soils. The third group consists of salt loving species (halophytes) confined to saline and highly saline soils. Of the seven plant communities registered on the transect, two occur on nonsaline (down to a depth of 2 m) soils (Stipa lessingiana + Festuca valesiaca + Artemisia lerchiana and Stipa lessingiana + Festuca valesiaca + Tanacetum achilleifolium); two others tend to occur in soils that are not saline to a depth of 50 cm (Festuca valesiaca + Artemisia lerchiana + Tanacetum achilleifolium and Artemisia lerchiana + Tanacetum achilleifolium + Artemisia pauciflora); and three communities occur only on soils that are saline from a depth of 25–50 cm (Kochia prostrata + Artemisia pauciflora, Artemisia pauciflora, and Poa bulbosa + Anabasis aphylla). The Classification and Regression Tree (CART) method makes it possible to predict the soil salinity based on the occurrence of plant species identified as predictors. The prediction accuracy is 80% for the 0- to 30-cm layer, 81% for the 0- to 50-cm layer, and 64% for the 0- to 100-cm layer. The following plants have been identified as important (rank > 60) predictors: Kochia prostrata, Tanacetum achilleifolium, Artemisia austriaca, and Festuca valesiaca. Other species feature low prediction importance (validity) values and therefore cannot be used as predictors.
K. O. Prokopyeva; M. V. Konyushkova; N. M. Novikova; I. V. Sobolev. Digital Phytoindication of Soil Salinity in Dry Steppes (Republic of Kalmykia). Arid Ecosystems 2021, 11, 173 -185.
AMA StyleK. O. Prokopyeva, M. V. Konyushkova, N. M. Novikova, I. V. Sobolev. Digital Phytoindication of Soil Salinity in Dry Steppes (Republic of Kalmykia). Arid Ecosystems. 2021; 11 (2):173-185.
Chicago/Turabian StyleK. O. Prokopyeva; M. V. Konyushkova; N. M. Novikova; I. V. Sobolev. 2021. "Digital Phytoindication of Soil Salinity in Dry Steppes (Republic of Kalmykia)." Arid Ecosystems 11, no. 2: 173-185.
Humanity depends on the existence of healthy soils, both for the production of food and for ensuring a healthy, biodiverse environment, among other functions. COVID-19 is threatening food availability in many places of the world due to the disruption of food chains, lack of workforce, closed borders and national lockdowns. As a consequence, more emphasis is being placed on local food production, which may lead to more intensive cultivation of vulnerable areas and to soil degradation. In order to increase the resilience of populations facing this pandemic and future global crises, transitioning to a paradigm that relies more heavily on local food production on soils that are carefully tended and protected through sustainable management is necessary. To reach this goal, the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recommends five active strategies: improved access to land, sound land use planning, sustainable soil management, enhanced research, and investments in education and extension. The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can have no community, because without proper care for it we can have no life. – Wendell Berry (American novelist)
Rosa M. Poch; Lucia H. C. dos Anjos; Rafla Attia; Megan Balks; Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza; Martha M. Bolaños-Benavides; Costanza Calzolari; Lydia M. Chabala; Peter C. de Ruiter; Samuel Francke-Campaña; Fernando García Préchac; Ellen R. Graber; Siosiua Halavatau; Kutaiba M. Hassan; Edmond Hien; Ke Jin; Mohammad Khan; Maria Konyushkova; David A. Lobb; Matshwene E. Moshia; Jun Murase; Generose Nziguheba; Ashok K. Patra; Gary Pierzynski; Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio; Ronald Vargas Rojas. Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19. SOIL 2020, 6, 541 -547.
AMA StyleRosa M. Poch, Lucia H. C. dos Anjos, Rafla Attia, Megan Balks, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Martha M. Bolaños-Benavides, Costanza Calzolari, Lydia M. Chabala, Peter C. de Ruiter, Samuel Francke-Campaña, Fernando García Préchac, Ellen R. Graber, Siosiua Halavatau, Kutaiba M. Hassan, Edmond Hien, Ke Jin, Mohammad Khan, Maria Konyushkova, David A. Lobb, Matshwene E. Moshia, Jun Murase, Generose Nziguheba, Ashok K. Patra, Gary Pierzynski, Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio, Ronald Vargas Rojas. Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19. SOIL. 2020; 6 (2):541-547.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa M. Poch; Lucia H. C. dos Anjos; Rafla Attia; Megan Balks; Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza; Martha M. Bolaños-Benavides; Costanza Calzolari; Lydia M. Chabala; Peter C. de Ruiter; Samuel Francke-Campaña; Fernando García Préchac; Ellen R. Graber; Siosiua Halavatau; Kutaiba M. Hassan; Edmond Hien; Ke Jin; Mohammad Khan; Maria Konyushkova; David A. Lobb; Matshwene E. Moshia; Jun Murase; Generose Nziguheba; Ashok K. Patra; Gary Pierzynski; Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio; Ronald Vargas Rojas. 2020. "Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19." SOIL 6, no. 2: 541-547.
Due to the excessive use of natural resources in the contemporary world, the importance of ecological and environmental condition modeling has increased. Wetlands and cities represent the natural and artificial strategic areas that affect ecosystem conditions. Changes in the ecological conditions of these areas have a great impact on the conditions of the global ecosystem. Therefore, modeling spatiotemporal variations of the ecological conditions in these areas is critical. This study was aimed at comparing degrees of variation among surface ecological conditions due to natural and unnatural factors. Consequently, the surface ecological conditions of Gomishan city and Gomishan wetland in Iran were modeled for a period of 30 years, and the spatiotemporal variations were evaluated and compared with each other. To this end, 20 Landsat 5, 7, and 8, and 432 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), monthly land surface temperature (LST) (MOD11C3) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) (MOD13C3) products were utilized. The surface ecological conditions were modeled according to the Remote Sensing-based Ecological Index (RSEI), and the spatiotemporal variation of the RSEI values in the study area (Gomishan city, Gomishan wetland) were evaluated and compared with each other. According to MODIS products, the mean of the LST and NDVI variance values for the study area (Gomishan city, Gomishan wetland) were obtained to be 6.5 °C (2.1, 12.1) and 0.009 (0.005, 0.013), respectively. The highest LST and NDVI temporal variations were found for Gomishan wetland near the Caspian Sea. According to Landsat images, Gomishan wetland and Gomishan city have the highest and lowest temporal variations in surface biophysical characteristics, respectively. The mean RSEI for the study area (Gomishan city, Gomishan wetland) was 0.43 (0.65, 0.29), respectively. Additionally, the mean Coefficient of Variation (CV) of RSEI for the study area (Gomishan city, Gomishan wetland) was 0.10 (0.88, 0.51), respectively. The surface ecological conditions of Gomishan city were worse than those of the Gomishan wetland at all dates. Temporal variations in the surface ecological conditions of Gomishan wetland were greater than those of the study area and Gomishan city. These results can provide useful and effective information for environmental planning and decision-making to improve ecological conditions, protect the environment, and support sustainable ecosystem development.
Salman Qureshi; Seyed Kazem Alavipanah; Maria Konyushkova; Naeim Mijani; Solmaz Fathololomi; Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei; Mehdi Homaee; Saeid Hamzeh; Ata Abdollahi Kakroodi. A Remotely Sensed Assessment of Surface Ecological Change over the Gomishan Wetland, Iran. Remote Sensing 2020, 12, 2989 .
AMA StyleSalman Qureshi, Seyed Kazem Alavipanah, Maria Konyushkova, Naeim Mijani, Solmaz Fathololomi, Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Mehdi Homaee, Saeid Hamzeh, Ata Abdollahi Kakroodi. A Remotely Sensed Assessment of Surface Ecological Change over the Gomishan Wetland, Iran. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12 (18):2989.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSalman Qureshi; Seyed Kazem Alavipanah; Maria Konyushkova; Naeim Mijani; Solmaz Fathololomi; Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei; Mehdi Homaee; Saeid Hamzeh; Ata Abdollahi Kakroodi. 2020. "A Remotely Sensed Assessment of Surface Ecological Change over the Gomishan Wetland, Iran." Remote Sensing 12, no. 18: 2989.
We summarized the results of studies of pedodiversity and contrast and variability of soil properties based on the analyses of soil maps of different scales for the republics of Karelia and Dagestan and the Moscow region. We used fragments of the Soil Map of the Russian Federation on a scale of 1 : 2 500 000 as a small-scale map and three different medium-scale maps (from 1 : 300 000 to 1 : 500 000). Large-scale maps (1 : 10 000) were compiled for representative plots within the studied territories specifically for the study of pedodiversity. All the maps were digitized, map legends were converted to the new Russian soil classification system and to the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB), and Shannon–Wiener diversity indices were calculated. Comparison of indicators revealed the dependence of the values of the diversity indices on the map scale. The indicators for the large-scale map were relatively low and did not differ much when using Russian and international classification. We concluded that for the successful assessment of soil diversity at different scales, it is important to use several large-scale maps that reflect the heterogeneity of regional soilscapes. Natural boundaries between soilscapes and soil regions can be found using the pedodiversity index map. In almost all cases, maps with a WRB-based legend had lower indicators of pedodiversity than maps with a legend based on the Russian soil classification. This confirms the fact that the international classification is less detailed than the Russian national classification, which was originally intended for large-scale mapping of soils.
P. V. Krasilnikov; M. I. Gerasimova; D. L. Golovanov; Yu. A. Golovleva; Maria Konyushkova; V. A. Sidorova; A. S. Sorokin. Soil Cover Diversity and Its Spatial Organization at Different Map Scales. Eurasian Soil Science 2020, 53, 1013 -1020.
AMA StyleP. V. Krasilnikov, M. I. Gerasimova, D. L. Golovanov, Yu. A. Golovleva, Maria Konyushkova, V. A. Sidorova, A. S. Sorokin. Soil Cover Diversity and Its Spatial Organization at Different Map Scales. Eurasian Soil Science. 2020; 53 (8):1013-1020.
Chicago/Turabian StyleP. V. Krasilnikov; M. I. Gerasimova; D. L. Golovanov; Yu. A. Golovleva; Maria Konyushkova; V. A. Sidorova; A. S. Sorokin. 2020. "Soil Cover Diversity and Its Spatial Organization at Different Map Scales." Eurasian Soil Science 53, no. 8: 1013-1020.
Humanity depends on the existence of healthy soils, both for the production of food and for ensuring a healthy, biodiverse environment, among other functions. COVID-19 is threatening food availability in many places of the world due to the disruption of food chains, lack of workforce, closed borders and national lockdowns. As a consequence, more emphasis is being given to local food production, which may lead to more intensive cultivation of vulnerable areas and to soil degradation. In order to increase the resilience of populations facing this pandemic and future global crises, transitioning to a paradigm that relies more heavily on local food production on soils that are carefully tended and protected through sustainable management, is necessary. To reach this goal, the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soil (ITPS) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (ITPS) recommends five active strategies: improved access to land, sound land use planning, sustainable soil management, enhanced research, and investments in education and extension.
Rosa M. Poch; Lucia H. C. Dos Anjos; Rafla Attia; Megan Balks; Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza; Martha M. Bolaños-Benavides; Costanza Calzolari; Lydia M. Chabala; Peter C. De Ruiter; Samuel Francke-Campaña; Fernando García Préchac; Ellen R. Graber; Siosiua Halavatau; Kutaiba M. Hassan; Edmond Hien; Ke Jin; Mohammad Khan; Maria Konyushkova; David A. Lobb; Matshwene E. Moshia; Jun Murase; Generose Nziguheba; Ashok K. Patra; Gary Pierzynski; Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio; Ronald Vargas Rojas. Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19. 2020, 2020, 1 -9.
AMA StyleRosa M. Poch, Lucia H. C. Dos Anjos, Rafla Attia, Megan Balks, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza, Martha M. Bolaños-Benavides, Costanza Calzolari, Lydia M. Chabala, Peter C. De Ruiter, Samuel Francke-Campaña, Fernando García Préchac, Ellen R. Graber, Siosiua Halavatau, Kutaiba M. Hassan, Edmond Hien, Ke Jin, Mohammad Khan, Maria Konyushkova, David A. Lobb, Matshwene E. Moshia, Jun Murase, Generose Nziguheba, Ashok K. Patra, Gary Pierzynski, Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio, Ronald Vargas Rojas. Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19. . 2020; 2020 ():1-9.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa M. Poch; Lucia H. C. Dos Anjos; Rafla Attia; Megan Balks; Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza; Martha M. Bolaños-Benavides; Costanza Calzolari; Lydia M. Chabala; Peter C. De Ruiter; Samuel Francke-Campaña; Fernando García Préchac; Ellen R. Graber; Siosiua Halavatau; Kutaiba M. Hassan; Edmond Hien; Ke Jin; Mohammad Khan; Maria Konyushkova; David A. Lobb; Matshwene E. Moshia; Jun Murase; Generose Nziguheba; Ashok K. Patra; Gary Pierzynski; Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio; Ronald Vargas Rojas. 2020. "Soil: the great connector of our lives now and beyond COVID-19." 2020, no. : 1-9.
Research on the environment in recent soils is important to understand geochemical processes in coastal landscapes and the rate of pedogenesis. In this article, we present original data on Gleyic Solonchaks (Loamic) and vegetation described at the eastern part of the Terek–Kuma lowland (Northern Dagestan, Russia). At the key site of 45 × 30 m released from water 293±13 years calBP, we described vegetation at 345 plots of 2 × 2 m (4 m2) and soil properties in 58 auger holes and 2 pedons, the latter characterizing a typical microhigh with Tamarix and a microlow with saltworts. The flora of the sites amounts to 32 species (predominantly, halophytes) belonging to 11 families. Shrubs represented by tamarixes are the dominant. Under their crowns, dense herb and grass microcommunities with a predominance of tall Puccinellia gigantea occur. Sparse stunted halophytic plants (Petrosimonia, Frankenia, Puccinellia) occupy open habitats between shrubs. In soil water extracts from auger holes (696 samples in total), we measured electrical conductivity (EC) and pH. In 49 soil samples from pedons, we described particle size distribution, total concentration of macro elements (Al, Ca, Fe, K, as well as Mg, Mn, P, Ti, and Si) and trace elements (As, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn), EC, pH, basicity (HCO3– and CO32–) as well as the content of cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, and K+) and anions (SO42– and Cl–) in soil water extracts. Gleyic Solonchaks (Loamic) with bulk density of 1.35±0.12 g/cm3 (mean and standard deviation) contain SiO2 69±8%> Al2O3 11.8 ± 3.5 and CaO 7.5 ± 2.5%, Fe2O3 3.6 ± 1.4%, K2O 2.0 ± 0.3 and MgO 1.9 ± 0.4%> TiO2 0.62±0.25%> P2O5 0.14±0.06% and MnO 713±268 mg/kg> Sr 481±262 mg/kg > Cr 79±9 mg/kg > V 76±36, Zn 68±31, Cu 62±10, and Ni 50±17 mg/kg, Co 32±6 mg/kg> Pb 11±6 mg/kg> As 5.6 ± 1.4 mg/kg. The particle-size distribution is (WRB system,%): clay 13±5, fine silt 34±12, coarse silt 30±18, as well as very fine sand 11±10, fine sand 7.3 ± 10.5, medium sand 3.5 ± 5.8, coarse sand 0.9 ± 3.2, and very coarse sand 0.08±0.31 (n = 38). Soil water extract has EC 9.4 ± 4.1 dSm/m (soils: water ratio of 1:2.5, n = 713), contains Na+ 15.9 ± 7.0 > Ca2+7.3 ± 5.0 and Mg2+ 7.3 ± 3.1 > K + 0.30±0.20 cmol(eq)/kg, as well as Cl– 15.7 ± 7.3 and SO42– 14.6 ± 7.9 > HCO3– 0.55±0.15 > CO32–< 0.01 cmol(eq)/kg, and has pH 7.9 ± 0.3 (soils: water ratio of 1:5, n = 21). In soil paste, pH is 8.3 ± 0.2 (n = 461). Data obtained can be used for more confident identification of pollution sources and pollutants’ migration routes and more effective conservation and remediation of human-affected soils at the Caspian Sea coast.
Ivan Semenkov; Maria Konyushkova; Ahmad Heidari; Yulia Nukhimovskaya; Galya Klink. Data on the soilscape and vegetation properties at the key site in the NW Caspian sea coast, Russia. Data in Brief 2020, 31, 105972 .
AMA StyleIvan Semenkov, Maria Konyushkova, Ahmad Heidari, Yulia Nukhimovskaya, Galya Klink. Data on the soilscape and vegetation properties at the key site in the NW Caspian sea coast, Russia. Data in Brief. 2020; 31 ():105972.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIvan Semenkov; Maria Konyushkova; Ahmad Heidari; Yulia Nukhimovskaya; Galya Klink. 2020. "Data on the soilscape and vegetation properties at the key site in the NW Caspian sea coast, Russia." Data in Brief 31, no. : 105972.
On the recent fine-textured coasts located to the northwest (Russia) and southeast (Iran) of the Caspian Sea at altitudes of 25–26 m below sea level, the difference in elemental composition between two coasts as well as the vertical differentiation of elemental composition (18 chemical elements, 48 samples) in soil pits were studied. The soils of both key sites are close in particle size distribution (the average contents of sand, silt and clay were 10%–30%, 60%–74% and 13%–16%, respectively) and pH (7.4–8.8). Soils on the Iranian coast affected by shallow, highly saline groundwater (the water table is 1.5–2.5 m, solute concentration ~100 g/l) have a uniform vertical distribution of most elements except for As, P and Pb. In soils on the Russian coast with deeper and less saline ground water (2.5 m, ~50 g/l), the total content of the majority of elements (Al, As, Ca, Co, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, P, Pb, Sr, Ti, V and Zn) except for Cr, Cu, Mg and Si changes significantly (P value < 0.05) with depth. The contents of Ni, Si, V and Zn in topsoil, as well as the contents of Al, Cr, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, P, Si, Ti, V and Zn in subsoil, are higher on the Russian coast. The contents of As, Cu, Cl−, SO42− and HCO3− in subsoil are higher on the Iranian coast. Based on weathering indexes (R, PWI, Si/R, Si/Ses and Si/Fe), the recent soils on the Russian coast are significantly more weathered than the soils on the Iranian coast. In Russia, the contents of the potentially toxic elements (As, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni and V) do not exceed the thresholds given in the national soil quality guidelines. In Iran, there is an excess of Co, Cu and Ni according to the national soil quality guidelines for soils with pH > 7. The use of the most stringent international thresholds has shown that the contents of potentially toxic elements on both coasts of Russia and Iran exceed those limits by a factor of 1.5–3.
I.N. Semenkov; M.V. Konyushkova; A. Heidari; E.D. Nikolaev. Chemical differentiation of recent fine-textured soils on the Caspian Sea coast: A case study in Golestan (Iran) and Dagestan (Russia). Quaternary International 2020, 590, 48 -55.
AMA StyleI.N. Semenkov, M.V. Konyushkova, A. Heidari, E.D. Nikolaev. Chemical differentiation of recent fine-textured soils on the Caspian Sea coast: A case study in Golestan (Iran) and Dagestan (Russia). Quaternary International. 2020; 590 ():48-55.
Chicago/Turabian StyleI.N. Semenkov; M.V. Konyushkova; A. Heidari; E.D. Nikolaev. 2020. "Chemical differentiation of recent fine-textured soils on the Caspian Sea coast: A case study in Golestan (Iran) and Dagestan (Russia)." Quaternary International 590, no. : 48-55.
Soil-landscape studies using quantitative methods tackled as pedodiversity recently became popular in soil geography. The experience gained in their application to different territories and at different scales is not plentiful yet, and the regularities revealed are not always evident and unambiguous. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of mapping scale and the classification used for mapping on the pedodiversity indices and taxonomic distances between the soils reflected on the maps. The research on pedodiversity was performed in Eastern Fennoscandia with its rather simple, although variegated soil cover. Pedodiversity indices were shown to be higher when calculated using a large-scale map (1: 10,000) versus the small (1:2,500,000) and medium-scale (1:500,000) ones. The contrast between soil taxa in map legends did not depend on the scale and the taxonomic level either. Pedodiversity indices strongly depended on soil classification in the map legend. The Shannon-Wiener index was lower when the WRB system was applied in soil map legend than in the case of classification systems used in Russia. Mean taxonomic distances between soil taxa presented in the legends in two classification systems were still more homogeneous, while differential analysis of the similarity indices showed that the small-scaled map had a relatively high proportion of similar soils. Though the taxonomic distances may be used in soil classification studies, we do not recommend them as a measure for pedodiversity on any scale.
М.I. Gerasimova; I.а. Golovleva; Maria Konyushkova; A.S. Sorokin; P.V. Krasilnikov. Assessment of soil diversity using soil maps with different scales in Eastern Fennoscandia, Russia. Geoderma Regional 2020, 21, e00274 .
AMA StyleМ.I. Gerasimova, I.а. Golovleva, Maria Konyushkova, A.S. Sorokin, P.V. Krasilnikov. Assessment of soil diversity using soil maps with different scales in Eastern Fennoscandia, Russia. Geoderma Regional. 2020; 21 ():e00274.
Chicago/Turabian StyleМ.I. Gerasimova; I.а. Golovleva; Maria Konyushkova; A.S. Sorokin; P.V. Krasilnikov. 2020. "Assessment of soil diversity using soil maps with different scales in Eastern Fennoscandia, Russia." Geoderma Regional 21, no. : e00274.
Climate is one most important factors that can reconstructs the formation of soils. Accordingly, the objective of this study is characterizing spatial and temporal trends of soil and surface properties changes in Gomishan region during the period of 2017–1987. For this purpose, 432 monthly product of LST (MOD11C3) and vegetation cover (MOD13C2) of MODIS sensor and 3 Landsat images were used. Single-channel algorithm and various spectral indexes were used to modeling of Land surface temperature (LST) and surface properties including brightness, greenness, wetness and salinity. Then, based on the soil line analyse, pixels with the full cover of soil were extracted. Finally, trend of LST and surface properties variations were investigated for these pixels and whole studied area. The average of LST and vegetation cover changes in January, February, March and April are higher than other months. The variance of LST and surface properties for Gomishan wetland was higher than other regions of the studied area. The values of Soil salinity index in 2000 year was higher than 1987 and 2017 years. The LST of pixels with full cover of soil in the north of study area was higher than the south. Also, wetness of these pixels in the northern regions is lower than the southern regions of the study area. The results of study indicate, spatial and temporal variations of the surface properties of the Gomishan area derived from remote-sensing data were high.
S. K. Alavipanah; Maria Konyushkova; S. Hamzeh; A. A. Kakroodi; A. Heidari; M. K. Firozjaei; N. Mijani. CHARACTERIZING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS OF SOIL AND SURFACE PROPERTIES CHANGES IN AN AREA WITH URBAN, BARE SOIL AND WETLAND COVERS: A 30-YEAR CASE STUDY IN GOMISHAN, IRAN. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences 2019, XLII-4/W18, 51 -56.
AMA StyleS. K. Alavipanah, Maria Konyushkova, S. Hamzeh, A. A. Kakroodi, A. Heidari, M. K. Firozjaei, N. Mijani. CHARACTERIZING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS OF SOIL AND SURFACE PROPERTIES CHANGES IN AN AREA WITH URBAN, BARE SOIL AND WETLAND COVERS: A 30-YEAR CASE STUDY IN GOMISHAN, IRAN. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 2019; XLII-4/W18 ():51-56.
Chicago/Turabian StyleS. K. Alavipanah; Maria Konyushkova; S. Hamzeh; A. A. Kakroodi; A. Heidari; M. K. Firozjaei; N. Mijani. 2019. "CHARACTERIZING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS OF SOIL AND SURFACE PROPERTIES CHANGES IN AN AREA WITH URBAN, BARE SOIL AND WETLAND COVERS: A 30-YEAR CASE STUDY IN GOMISHAN, IRAN." The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-4/W18, no. : 51-56.
—This work was carried out in the Dzhanibek and Bokey Orda districts of the West Kazakhstan region of the Republic of Kazakhstan in two key areas. The possibility to study the relationship between the distribution of the abundance of various lark species and their nesting habitats detected using high-resolution satellite images, ground geobotanical descriptions, and bird counts on routes with a variable width of the accounting band was evaluated. The image heterogeneity in a snapshot was analyzed by cluster analysis in the ILWIS software (Heckbert quantization algorithm) using three rasters as variables: infrared and red channel images and NDVI. The correlation between the number of some lark species and the share of some plant associations in the band of accounting routes was established using correlation analysis and approximation of empirical distributions by theoretical ones. A reliable relationship was established between the distribution of three lark species living in the Trans-Volga semi-desert of the Caspian lowland with certain plant associations which they prefer to use as nesting stations.
M. L. Oparin; Yu. D. Nukhimovskaya; Maria Konyushkova; L. S. Trofimova; O. S. Oparina; A. B. Mamayev; I. A. Trofimov. Analysis of Soil and Vegetation Cover from Satellite Imagery to Assess its Relation to Lark Habitats (Alaudidae, Aves) in the Trans-Volga Semi-Desert. Biology Bulletin 2018, 45, 1284 -1292.
AMA StyleM. L. Oparin, Yu. D. Nukhimovskaya, Maria Konyushkova, L. S. Trofimova, O. S. Oparina, A. B. Mamayev, I. A. Trofimov. Analysis of Soil and Vegetation Cover from Satellite Imagery to Assess its Relation to Lark Habitats (Alaudidae, Aves) in the Trans-Volga Semi-Desert. Biology Bulletin. 2018; 45 (10):1284-1292.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. L. Oparin; Yu. D. Nukhimovskaya; Maria Konyushkova; L. S. Trofimova; O. S. Oparina; A. B. Mamayev; I. A. Trofimov. 2018. "Analysis of Soil and Vegetation Cover from Satellite Imagery to Assess its Relation to Lark Habitats (Alaudidae, Aves) in the Trans-Volga Semi-Desert." Biology Bulletin 45, no. 10: 1284-1292.
The study is focused on the pattern of soil salinity at the young loamy coastal plains of the Caspian Sea in Russia and Iran which were released from water less than 300 years ago. At two key sites of 45×30 m (Russia) and 25×20 m (Iran), the soil sampling with 1 to 5 m grid was performed to the depth of 1 m. The electrical conductivity (1 : 2.5) was measured in soil samples and soil sa-linity maps were compiled. Soils are represented by solonchaks with 2–3% of salts in the top layer or highly saline soils partly leached in the upper 5–10 cm. The ground water table is shallow (2–2.5 m). The studied sites are different in terms of climate, microtopography, and vegetation cover but spatial differentiation of soil salinity is quite similar what is evidenced from the similar distributions (mean values and variance) of electrical conductivity in almost all studied depths. The redistribution of salts is mainly observed in the upper 50 cm with the maximal manifestation in the upper 5 cm.
M. V. Konyushkova; S. Alavipanah; A. Abdollahi; S. Hamzeh; A. Heidari; M. P. Lebedeva; Yu. D. Nukhimovskaya; I. N. Semenkov; T. I. Chernov. THE SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF SOIL SALINITY AT THE YOUNG SALINE COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CASPIAN REGION. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin 2018, 41-57 -57.
AMA StyleM. V. Konyushkova, S. Alavipanah, A. Abdollahi, S. Hamzeh, A. Heidari, M. P. Lebedeva, Yu. D. Nukhimovskaya, I. N. Semenkov, T. I. Chernov. THE SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF SOIL SALINITY AT THE YOUNG SALINE COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CASPIAN REGION. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin. 2018; (95):41-57-57.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. V. Konyushkova; S. Alavipanah; A. Abdollahi; S. Hamzeh; A. Heidari; M. P. Lebedeva; Yu. D. Nukhimovskaya; I. N. Semenkov; T. I. Chernov. 2018. "THE SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF SOIL SALINITY AT THE YOUNG SALINE COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CASPIAN REGION." Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin , no. 95: 41-57-57.
The modern state of vegetation and soils on the Peri-Yergenian plain (northwest Peri-Caspian lowland, the Republic of Kalmykia) have been studied. This area was subjected to deep ameliorative plowing, irrigation, and agroforestry in the 1950–1960s (irrigation ceased in 1971; periodical plowing ceased in 1984). A homogenous soil cover has formed under the conserved tree plantations and on the former irrigated arable lands; however, the morphological and physical and chemical properties of the initial solonetzic soil complex (solonetz and solonetzic light-chestnut soils) have practically been transformed there. The plough layer (0–45 cm) and subsurface layer (50–60 cm) can still be determined there. They are free of salts, and the exchangeable sodium content decreased there. All of these soils belong to one type of deeply saline solonetzic agrozems. The apple orchard died without irrigation 6–7 years after planting. Other trees were only partially preserved in irrigated areas; seed regeneration has been observed only for Elaeagnus angustifolia, Ulmus pumila, and Ribes aureum, and sprouting regeneration has been seen for Pyrus communis. At sites of degraded trees, species of shrubs that were cultivated in the forest belts, as well as local flora, appeared in this area. These communities have greater species richness and larger aboveground phytomass in comparison with the surrounding virgin vegetation. The present species composition and the structure of herbaceous plant communities allow us to conclude that there is a restoration plant succession and that communities typical for virgin chestnut soils with a predominance of Artemisia lerchiana, Tanacetum achilleifolium, and representatives of the family Gramineae (Festuca valesiaca and Stipa lessingiana) have formed. At reclaimed sites without irrigation, the restoration of vegetation leads to the formation of plant communities similar to those observed on virgin solonetz soils.
N. M. Novikova; Maria Konyushkova; S. S. Ulanova. Vegetation Restoration on Reclaimed Soils on the Peri-Yergenian Plain (Republic of Kalmykia). Arid Ecosystems 2018, 8, 213 -224.
AMA StyleN. M. Novikova, Maria Konyushkova, S. S. Ulanova. Vegetation Restoration on Reclaimed Soils on the Peri-Yergenian Plain (Republic of Kalmykia). Arid Ecosystems. 2018; 8 (3):213-224.
Chicago/Turabian StyleN. M. Novikova; Maria Konyushkova; S. S. Ulanova. 2018. "Vegetation Restoration on Reclaimed Soils on the Peri-Yergenian Plain (Republic of Kalmykia)." Arid Ecosystems 8, no. 3: 213-224.
Methodological basics of the study and quantitative assessment of pedodiversity are discussed. It is shown that the application of various indices and models of pedodiversity can be feasible for solving three major issues in pedology: a comparative geographical analysis of different territories, a comparative historical analysis of soil development in the course of landscape evolution, and the analysis of relationships between biodiversity and pedodiversity. Analogous geographic concepts of geodiversity and landscape diversity are also discussed. Certain limitations in the use of quantitative estimates of pedodiversity related to their linkage to the particular soil classification systems and with the initial soil maps are considered. Problems of the interpretation of the results of pedodiversity assessments are emphasized. It is shown that scientific explanations of biodiversity cannot be adequately applied in soil studies. Promising directions of further studies of pedodiversity are outlined. They include the assessment of the functional diversity of soils on the basis of data on their properties, integration with geostatistical methods of evaluation of soil variability, and assessment of pedodiversity on different scales.
P. V. Krasilnikov; Мария Герасимова; D. L. Golovanov; Maria Konyushkova; V. A. Sidorova; A. S. Sorokin. Pedodiversity and Its Significance in the Context of Modern Soil Geography. Eurasian Soil Science 2018, 51, 1 -13.
AMA StyleP. V. Krasilnikov, Мария Герасимова, D. L. Golovanov, Maria Konyushkova, V. A. Sidorova, A. S. Sorokin. Pedodiversity and Its Significance in the Context of Modern Soil Geography. Eurasian Soil Science. 2018; 51 (1):1-13.
Chicago/Turabian StyleP. V. Krasilnikov; Мария Герасимова; D. L. Golovanov; Maria Konyushkova; V. A. Sidorova; A. S. Sorokin. 2018. "Pedodiversity and Its Significance in the Context of Modern Soil Geography." Eurasian Soil Science 51, no. 1: 1-13.
Thorough soil–geobotanical studies have been performed on a key plot located in the deserted steppe subzone of the light-chestnut–soil zone within the physicogeographical region of the Northern Sarpinskaya Lowland, Kalmykia, along a 64-m-long profile with coupled analysis of microrelief, vegetation, soils, and remote data (detailed Quickbird image). Geobotanical plots, soil trenches, and holes 1–2 m deep have been established along the profile at 1-m intervals. Analysis of the data has showed a close correlation of soils with plants communities (r = 0.72) and loose correlations of these parameters with microrelief (r = 0.42 and r = 0.36, respectively). Some species―Falcaria vulgaris, Limonium caspium, Agropyron desertorum, Stipa lessingiana, Artemisia lerchiana, Festuca valesiaca, and Tanacetum achilleifolium―are never seen on crust solonetzes; the first four species are also never found on shallow solonetzes, and the first two species are never encountered on solonetzic soils. Other species―Kochia prostrata, Artemisia pauciflora, Anabasis aphylla, and Bassia sedoides―are mainly confined to shallow and crust solonetzes and are rarely found on other soil types. The mowing data are well correlated with the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) (r = 0.77). The status of vegetation reflected by the NDVI value on the image is clearly determined by edaphic conditions, primarily the soil variety.
N. M. Novikova; Maria Konyushkova; S. S. Ulanova. Ecological intercomponent relationships in the natural solonetzic soil complex of the Northern Sarpinskaya Plain (Kalmykia Republic). Arid Ecosystems 2017, 7, 224 -233.
AMA StyleN. M. Novikova, Maria Konyushkova, S. S. Ulanova. Ecological intercomponent relationships in the natural solonetzic soil complex of the Northern Sarpinskaya Plain (Kalmykia Republic). Arid Ecosystems. 2017; 7 (4):224-233.
Chicago/Turabian StyleN. M. Novikova; Maria Konyushkova; S. S. Ulanova. 2017. "Ecological intercomponent relationships in the natural solonetzic soil complex of the Northern Sarpinskaya Plain (Kalmykia Republic)." Arid Ecosystems 7, no. 4: 224-233.
A comparative micromorphological analysis of soil fabrics within two- and three-component semidesert solonetz complexes formed within closed-drainage plains with different types of microtopography in the northern of the Caspian Lowland has been conducted. Micromorphological features of soils of most extensively studied three-component solonetz complexes having soil cover with a high degree of contrast are indicative of divergent evolutionary trends during the past half century. On the basis of these features, different directions of degradation of solonetzic and saline horizons are revealed. Although degradation of solonetz horizons is practically undetectable at a macro-scale, its micromorphological features are clearly manifested in parameters of aggregates, characteristics of coatings and types of salt pedofeatures. Common factors of solonetz evolution in nearby regions allow extrapolation of the micromorphological indicators of solonetz degradation to a wide range of objects including two-component solonetz complexes.
M. P. Lebedeva; V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute; M. V. Konyushkova; Lomonosov Moscow State University. Solonetzic soilscapes in the Northern Caspian Lowland: local and spatial heterogeneity of pedofeatures and their changes in time. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin 2016, 86, 77-95 -95.
AMA StyleM. P. Lebedeva, V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, M. V. Konyushkova, Lomonosov Moscow State University. Solonetzic soilscapes in the Northern Caspian Lowland: local and spatial heterogeneity of pedofeatures and their changes in time. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin. 2016; 86 (86):77-95-95.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. P. Lebedeva; V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute; M. V. Konyushkova; Lomonosov Moscow State University. 2016. "Solonetzic soilscapes in the Northern Caspian Lowland: local and spatial heterogeneity of pedofeatures and their changes in time." Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin 86, no. 86: 77-95-95.
According to our data on the density of breeding pairs of five lark species obtained from route censuses, the dynamics of their population in the Mezhuzenskii and Uzensko-Dyurinskii landscapes of the semidesert in the Caspian lowland is considered. Our five-year census work was carried out on key sites 25 km2 in area, with mapping and description of the soils and vegetation using remote sensing techniques. Our comprehensive studies of these key areas have revealed the dynamics of the individual lark species characteristic of the northwestern part of the Trans-Volga region of the Caspian lowland and the changes in the level of vegetation of the plant component of individual landscape tracts depending on the moisture level in certain years. It is shown that, in the monotonous plain conditions, an important role in the distribution of the specific population of larks is played by the meso- and micro-relief, which determines the soil salinity, and the distribution of moisture and vegetation groups (which predetermine the features of bird habitats). The interannual variability of the population structure of larks is shown, which, in the modern conditions of consistently low anthropogenic pressure, is determined by the weather in specific years, which determines the level of vegetation and, therefore, changes in the nesting conditions of birds in specific habitats.
M. L. Oparin; I. A. Kondratenkov; Maria Konyushkova; O. S. Oparina; A. B. Mamaev; I. A. Trofimov; L. S. Trofimova. Structural dynamics of the breeding population of larks (Alaudidae, Aves) in the semidesert of the Saratov Trans-Volga region. Biology Bulletin 2016, 43, 1377 -1388.
AMA StyleM. L. Oparin, I. A. Kondratenkov, Maria Konyushkova, O. S. Oparina, A. B. Mamaev, I. A. Trofimov, L. S. Trofimova. Structural dynamics of the breeding population of larks (Alaudidae, Aves) in the semidesert of the Saratov Trans-Volga region. Biology Bulletin. 2016; 43 (10):1377-1388.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. L. Oparin; I. A. Kondratenkov; Maria Konyushkova; O. S. Oparina; A. B. Mamaev; I. A. Trofimov; L. S. Trofimova. 2016. "Structural dynamics of the breeding population of larks (Alaudidae, Aves) in the semidesert of the Saratov Trans-Volga region." Biology Bulletin 43, no. 10: 1377-1388.
Особенность стационарного метода заключается в прямом изучении микро- или частных (по А.А. Роде) процессов на относительно небольшом однородном участке почвы (стационарном), не заменяемом в течение 10 лет и более. Представлены результаты сравнительного анализа макро- и микроморфологических свойств основных генетических горизонтов солонца светлого квазиглеевого (Gypsic Salic Solonetz (Albic, Siltic, Columnic, Cutanic, Differentic)), на основании которых установлены тренды основных элементарных почвообразовательных процессов за последние 11 лет (2002-2013 гг.) на Джаныбекском стационаре. По характеру изменений диагностических элементов микростроения (микроформам органического вещества, количеству растительных остатков, состоянию и составу тонкодисперсного вещества, характеру и относительному содержанию разных почвенных новообразований (гипсовых, карбонатных, гумусово-железистых и железисто-марганцевых) установлено, что направленность элементарных почвообразовательных процессов в целом сохраняется с 1982 г. Отмеченные изменения микропризнаков свидетельствуют об усилении в надсолонцовых и солонцовых горизонтах следующих процессов: гумусово-аккумулятивного, биогенного и криогенного оструктуривания; миграции глинисто-гумусового тонкодисперсного вещества; растрескивания и внедрения в солонцовые горизонты органического материала и растительных корней; активной ассимиляции глинистых кутан иллювиирования во внутрипедную массу. В подсолонцовых горизонтах отмечено уплотнение почвенного материала за счет разрушения псевдопесчаных микроагрегатов с образованием массивной пылевато-глинисто-карбонатной массы с железистыми...
M. P. Lebedeva; M. V. Konyushkova; A. V. Kolesnikov; S. F. Khokhlov; Lomonosov Moscow State University; V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. The monitoring of changes of properties of virgin solonetz at Djanybek stationary according to the data of micromorphologic investigations. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin 2016, 118-139 -139.
AMA StyleM. P. Lebedeva, M. V. Konyushkova, A. V. Kolesnikov, S. F. Khokhlov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. The monitoring of changes of properties of virgin solonetz at Djanybek stationary according to the data of micromorphologic investigations. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin. 2016; (83):118-139-139.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. P. Lebedeva; M. V. Konyushkova; A. V. Kolesnikov; S. F. Khokhlov; Lomonosov Moscow State University; V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute. 2016. "The monitoring of changes of properties of virgin solonetz at Djanybek stationary according to the data of micromorphologic investigations." Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin , no. 83: 118-139-139.
На основании обзора отечественной и зарубежной литературы рассмотрены основные вехи и перспективы развития методов оценки и картографирования засоленности почв засушливых регионов. Показан вклад отдела засоленных почв Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева в развитие методов оценки и картографирования засоленных почв России и Средней Азии на протяжении второй половины XX в. и в настоящее время. Анализируя состояние проблемы по оценке и учету засоленных почв на территории России на начало XXI в., можно констатировать следующее: сведения по оценке свойств и распространению засоленных почв, приведенные в публикациях последних лет, опираются в основном на материалы 30-летней давности. Несомненно, что эти данные требуют обновления на основе современных методов и подходов, широко используемых в мировой практике. Должны быть разработаны новые единые методические рекомендации по оценке засоления почв России, учитывающие подходы других стран. Такие методические рекомендации необходимы для учета засоленных почв, а также для создания базы данных по засоленным почвам России, которая могла бы войти в единую базу данных по засоленным почвам мира. Должна быть разработана методика картографирования и учета площадей засоленных почв, базирующаяся на едином подходе к оценке засоления почв и на специальной методике по крупномасштабному картографированию засоленности почв, основанной на анализе материалов дистанционного зондирования и изучении засоленности почв с помощью контактных методов электромагнитной индукции.
Ye. I. Pankova; M. V. Konyushkova; V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute; Lomonosov Moscow State University. The history of study and main trends in the development of the methods of soil salinity assessment and mapping in arid and semiarid regions. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin 2016, 82, 122-138 -138.
AMA StyleYe. I. Pankova, M. V. Konyushkova, V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University. The history of study and main trends in the development of the methods of soil salinity assessment and mapping in arid and semiarid regions. Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin. 2016; 82 (82):122-138-138.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYe. I. Pankova; M. V. Konyushkova; V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute; Lomonosov Moscow State University. 2016. "The history of study and main trends in the development of the methods of soil salinity assessment and mapping in arid and semiarid regions." Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin 82, no. 82: 122-138-138.
M. L. Oparin; M. V. Konyushkova; O. S. Oparina; A. M. Mamaev; M. B. Shadrina; O. A. Ruban. Nesting population structure of larks (Alaudidae, Aves) in typical semidesert habitats of the Caspian Lowland. Biology Bulletin 2015, 42, 917 -925.
AMA StyleM. L. Oparin, M. V. Konyushkova, O. S. Oparina, A. M. Mamaev, M. B. Shadrina, O. A. Ruban. Nesting population structure of larks (Alaudidae, Aves) in typical semidesert habitats of the Caspian Lowland. Biology Bulletin. 2015; 42 (10):917-925.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. L. Oparin; M. V. Konyushkova; O. S. Oparina; A. M. Mamaev; M. B. Shadrina; O. A. Ruban. 2015. "Nesting population structure of larks (Alaudidae, Aves) in typical semidesert habitats of the Caspian Lowland." Biology Bulletin 42, no. 10: 917-925.
The properties of virgin light chestnut and brown arid soils and light solonetzes, located at the boundary between the dry steppes and demideserts of Astrakhan oblast on the right bank of the Volga River near Solenoe Zaimishche village (about 48 N), have been studied. According to climatic zoning (1961), the study area belongs to a region with a hot dry climate (the hydrothermal index is 0.3–0.4); according to the geobotanical data (Safronova, 2003), this area lies at the boundary between dry steppes and deserts (semideserts). This area also lies at the boundary between two geomorphological regions of the Caspian lowland: the North Sarpa plain and South Sarpa lowland (Doskach, 1979). Analysis of the soil data has shown that the studied area lies within different soil zones on various soil maps (the subzone of light chestnut soils and the zone of brown arid soils). Our soil descriptions, based on the soil classifications of 1977 and 2004 and on the analytical materials, show that the properties of light chestnut and brown arid soils are very similar (at the zone of their contact), as these soils have similar texture. In our opinion, the difference and similarity between zonal soils (light chestnut and brown arid soils) are mainly determined by the parent material: in the north of the Caspian lowland, they are represented by the Early Khvalyn heavy and medium loams; in the south, they are represented by Late Khvalyn light loams and loamy sands. Light automorphic solonetzes are often found in the context of zonal soils; their formation is related to the outcrops of saline material.
Ye. I. Pankova; A. F. Novikova; M. V. Konyushkova; M. B. Shadrina; V. I. Mukhortov. Soils at the boundary between the zones of light chestnut and brown arid soils in the south of European Russia. Arid Ecosystems 2014, 4, 194 -207.
AMA StyleYe. I. Pankova, A. F. Novikova, M. V. Konyushkova, M. B. Shadrina, V. I. Mukhortov. Soils at the boundary between the zones of light chestnut and brown arid soils in the south of European Russia. Arid Ecosystems. 2014; 4 (3):194-207.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYe. I. Pankova; A. F. Novikova; M. V. Konyushkova; M. B. Shadrina; V. I. Mukhortov. 2014. "Soils at the boundary between the zones of light chestnut and brown arid soils in the south of European Russia." Arid Ecosystems 4, no. 3: 194-207.